Meet star who debuted at 16, gave blockbusters with superstars, became Bollywood's No.1 actress, but failed to make a comeback, not Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, she is…
This diva was about to become daughter in law of the Bachchan family, however, she left Abhishek Bachchan and married a millionaire. Still couldn't figure out which actress we are talking about? It is none other than Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor. Karisma Kapoor is the first daughter to work in films
Many may not know this, Karisma is the first daughter of the Kapoor family to start working in films. Before her, girls of the Kapoor family used to stay away from films. Karisma broke all the barriers and entered the films and went on to dominate Bollywood. During the 90s, Karisma Kapoor gave tough competition to heroines like Madhuri Dixit, Raveena Tandon, Kajol, Juhi Chawla and Shilpa Shetty on the basis of her beauty and acting. She started her career with the 1991 romantic drama 'Prem Qaidi' and at that time she was 16 years old. Karisma Kapoor's impressive portfolio of films
Karisma Kapoor worked with all three Khans of Bollywood during that period, i.e. Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan. She appeared in 'Raja Hindustani' with Aamir Khan, which earned a lot at the box office, while she became the heartthrob of the audience with films like 'Judwaa', 'Biwi No. 1' with Salman Khan, and 'Dil To Pagal Hai' and 'Shakti' with Shah Rukh Khan. Karishma has kept herself very fit even at the age of 51 and looks extremely beautiful. People like her style a lot. Karisma Kapoor's controversial married life
At the peak of her career, in 2003, Karisma decided to quit films and married industrialist Sunjay Kapur, who died on June 12 this year. After making several allegations against each other, Karisma and Sanjay got divorced in 2016, after which Karisma shifted from Delhi to Mumbai with her children, daughter Samaira Kapoor and son Kian Raj Kapoor. What was Karisma Kapoor's comeback film?
Taking a long break from films Karishma tried to make a comeback in 2012 with the supernatural thriller 'Dangerous Ishq', but it turned out to be a disaster, and flopped at the box office. In 2024, Karishma appeared in the mystery thriller 'Murder Mubarak', this film was not released in theaters, but on OTT. This time the audience appreciated her work in the film.
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